Jan 112022

5 Global Data Protection Trends To Watch In 2022

William RM Long and Francesca Blythe
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*This article was first published by Law360 on January 3, 2022.

A recent discussion with Elizabeth Denham and Claudia Berg of the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office provided ample food for thought on the direction in which data protection regulation both in the U.K. and internationally is headed, including key trends to watch for in data protection.

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William RM Long

London

wlong@sidley.com

Francesca Blythe

London

fblythe@sidley.com

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